Affordable housing is essential for healthy, thriving communities. It supports family stability and neighborhood well-being.
For over three decades, Rachael's Women's Center was more than just a day shelter—it was a lifeline.
In order to better understand the experiences of the communities they aim to support, foundations and nonprofits often try to get close to them, build trust and rapport, and learn from their perspectives.
This meeting has been canceled. The next Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative Monthly Luncheon will be on September 11, 2025.
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy.
Baltimore Workforce Funders Collaborative (BWFC) is a group of private and public funders committed to advancing equity, job quality and systems change efforts that lead to family-sustaining wages, strengthened communities and a vibrant local economy.
As a community dependent on the next generation, we cannot let young people’s future in Baltimore be determined by their zip code, resources or network. That’s not how you create a thriving city, let alone a thriving society.
Earth movers and dump trucks are so frenetic in Southwest Baltimore that it seems like they’ve got a train to catch. They do.
For decades, service and conservation corps have connected young people to quality careers while helping vital industries fill critical workforce gaps.
Please note: this session is now fully virtual.
As funders across the state navigate decision-making in the current funding environment, the appraisal of nonprofit organizations’ financial health and fiscal stewardship holds new importance. Join the Baltimore Community Foundation and Maryland Philanthropy Network for a funder-to-funder discussion about assessing nonprofit organizations’ financial health.
Read the commentary by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President of the Mizrahi Family Charitable Fund, on nonprofit disability inclusion.

